Alex Lyon feels like he belongs, except he also still feels like he did a decade ago. He came blazing off the ice Saturday morning at Amalie Arena, laughing when Christian Fischer yelled out, 'here comes an angry man.
A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.
The first time the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings met this season on Dec. 12, five combined goals were scored at the Wells Faro Center. The next matchup on Dec. 18, in the Motor City, featured 10. On Tuesday night in South Philly,
Lyon was only a few seconds away from forcing a shoot-out, but a late goal from Rasmus Ristolainen forced him to settle with an OT defeat. Lyon has gone winless in his past four appearances, a span in which he's gone 0-1-1 with a 2.19 GAA and a .910 save percentage while saving 61 of the 67 shots he's faced.
The Montreal Canadiens started to turn their season around when they beat the Detroit Red Wings in a back to back with Samuel Montembeault in net, and tonight, they'll hope to win the third match up against the two sides.
Lyon (upper body) will travel with the Red Wings for their four-game road trip, Daniella Bruce of the Red Wings' official site reports Wednesday. In addition to Lyon, the team will also have Ville Husso on the trip,
Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Lyon allowed four goals on 25 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars.
Patrick Kane just missed on a scoring chance in overtime and the Flyers came rushing down the other end. Philadelphia's Rasmus Ristolainen tapped in a loose puck in the crease after Owen Tippett's drive was stopped by goaltender Alex Lyon, who made the save but the puck lay in the crease.
On the second night of a back-to-back for both teams, the Dallas Stars ended a two game losing streak with a straightforward 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The Stars were looking to bounce back after Saturday afternoon's game against Colorado,